Carp Castle

Hiroshima

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April 29th 2008
In 2006 I visited Hiroshima for the first time. After only a couple of days there the city had left enough of an impression on me that it was one of the two places in Japan I requested to live. I didn’t get to live there, but I was lucky enough to visit again with more time to spare. This time I was able to check out the downtown, Hiroshima Castle and the Peace Museum, all of which I missed befo ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more